Leominster

Nickname: "Comb City, Pioneer Plastics City"
Official Website: www.leominster-ma.gov
County: Worcester
Region: Fitchburg-Leominster Area
Year Settled: 1653
Incorporated as a Town: 1740
Incorporated as a City: 1915
Land Area: 28.9 sq. miles
Population Density: 1,430 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 41,303
Estimated Population for 2006: 41,549
Racial makeup of population: [+] show

81.5%	White
3.0%	Black
11.0%	Hispanic
2.4%	Asian
0.1%	Native American
1.9%	Other

Median Household Income (2005): $52,000
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $136,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $259,000
Poverty: 9.5%
Violent Crime Index: 19 (average)
Property Crime Index: 35 (average)
Crime compared to USA: Low
Nearest Hospital (ER): Health Alliance Hospital

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